Flash-lamp.



1.1. B. ARTER.

FLASH LAMP.

APPLxcATloN FILED 1u|.Y 6,1918.

1,291,710. Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

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' UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

JOHN J. B. ARTER, F GREET, lBIB'IIIIN'G'HAIMI, ENGLAND./

FLASH-LAMP.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN JAMES BEDNEY ARTER, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at James Works, Greet, near'Blrmingham', in the county of Warwlck, England, have invented a new and useful Flash- Lamp; and I do hereby declare the Afollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same. 0

My lnventlon comprlses lmprovements 1n o'r relating to Hash -lamps and has for its obj ect to adapt them so that they may carry a map in such manner that it is notexposed to the weather, such Hash lamps bemg particularly intended for use for war purposes, though they may be usefully employed by motorists and for other purposes.

Another object of my invention 1s to pro-` vide means whereby miniature semi-transparent maps may be inserted into the lamp between the light and a magnifying lens whereby the maps may be viewed by the aid of the light through the magnifying lens.

The accompanying drawings illustrate two forms of Hash lamp constructed in accordance with my invention.

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l one of which is used for ordinary illuminating purposes and the other for map readand magnifying lens g at the extreme en The lamps 0 and e are controlled by a three.-V position switch k, adapted to switch on the Hash lamp c, or the map reading lamp e,

. or it may be in a neutral position in which neither lamp is on.

A The switch is of the usual construction but'is double ended and it consists of a strip of metal h slidably mounted on the inside of the lamp casing and operated from the out side thereof by a member h1 which moves in a slot h2 in the lamp casing. One end of the strip V71. is adapted to. make contact between the lamp casing and the diaphragm which carries the lamp c, and the other end Specification of Letters Patent.

re 1 shows a torch having two lamps,

Ic are of miniature form and- Patented Jan. 21,1919.; f. Application lod 4J'uly 6, 1918. t Serialli'o. 243,614.- l

' of the strip 71,4 is adapted to make contact l of rectangular or other suitable shape.

They'are-adapted to be inserted through a yslottedopenin'g Z at one side ofv the lamp and into suitable guides Z1, While a re- .ceptacle m is provided upon one side of the lamp body for carrying spare maps.

This receptacle m may have a movable lid m1 to allow of access being obtained to the maps. That portion of the lamp which is to accommodate the maps is shaped in cross section similarly to the shape of the maps.

In the lamp shown in Fig. 2 the same lens g and lamp e are employed both for map reading and ordinary illuminating 4purposes, 1n which case the absence of the map would permit it to be used for illuminating purposes. In this case the end of the torch may be made telescopic as shown at a1 to enable the required focus to be obtained.

It .will be understood that the invention may be applied to lamps of more or less rectangular form, in which the lens is carried upon the Hat side ofthe body.

A'What I claim then is 1. A Hash lamp having'in combination a lamp body; a battery; a lamp within said lamp body; a switch to control said lamp; a magnifying lens spaced apart from said lamp; and means intermediate'ofsaid lamp and the lensfor carrying a map.-

2. A Hashvlamp having in combination a *lamp body; a battery; a lamp within said lamp body; a switch to control said' lamp; a magnifyinglens spaced apart from said the lens for carrying a'map; and a receptacle for carrying a plurality of maps.

3. A Hash lamp 'having in combination a lamp body a` battery; lamps within said lamp` body on oppositesides of the battery;

'.lamp.; means'intermediate of said lamp and av switch to control said lamps; a lens adj acent'to one lamp; a magnifying lens spaced apart'from the other lamp; and means interme iate of said lamp and lens for carryinga map. l

4. A Hash lamp having in combination a lamp body; a battery; lamps within said lamp body on opposite sides of the battery; a switch to control said lamps; a lens adjacent to one lamp; a magnifying lens spaced apart from the other lamp; means intermesaid lamp.

6. A flash lamp having in combination a y lamp body; a battery; a lamp Within said lamp body; a switch to control said lamp; a magnifying lens spaced apart from said lamp; means intermediate of said lamp and the lens for 4carrying a map, said lens and means being carried by a portion of the 1. lamp body which is adjustable to and from said lamp; and a receptacle for carrying a plurality of maps.

7. A flash lamp having in combination a :Laetrile lamp body; a battery; lampswithin aid lamp body on opposite sides (if the battery; a switch to control said lampsaa lens adjai cent to one lamp.; a magnifyingflens spaced apart from the other lamp' and means in' termediate of said lamp and lens for carrying a map, said lens and means 'being carried by a portion of the lamp body which is adjustable toA and from said lamp.

8. A iash lamp having in combination a lamp body; a battery; lamps Within said lamp body on opposite sides of the battery; a switch to control said lamps; a lens adjacent to one lamp; a magnifying lens spaced apart from the other lamp; means intermediate of said lamp and lens for carrying a map, said lens and means being carried by a portion of the lamp body which is adjustable to and from said lamp; and aV receptacle for carrying a plurality of maps. l ln testimony whereof, ll have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN J. B. ARTER. 

